In February 2016, Purishkin signed a one-year contract with Malaysian UiTM FC.[3] In his first official game for the club, Purishkin scored a hat-trick and made an assist in a 4-1 win vs. Sabah FA on 12 February 2016.[4] Purishkin scored his 4th goal in the first 2 games for the new club in a 1-0 away win vs. Perlis FA on 15 February 2016.[5]

Purishkin's last name (Пурышкин in Russian) has multiple ways of being transliterated from its original spelling in the RussianCyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet. Purishkin is the spelling used throughout the player's passport and other official documents. It has also been adopted by FIFA and is the preferred spelling in most English publications (although Puryshkin is also used elsewhere).